In Situ FT-IR Characterization of CuZnZr/Ferrierite Hybrid Catalysts for One-Pot CO2-to-DME Conversion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. FTIR Investigation of the Pristine HFER Catalysts
3.2. FTIR Investigation of the Fresh CZZ‒FER Catalysts
3.3. FTIR Investigation of the Used CZZ‒FER Catalysts and Insights about Deactivation during CO2-to-DME One-Pot Conversion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Band Position and Assignment | Number of Acid Sites (mmol g−1) | ||||||||
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HFER8 | CZZFER8 | CZZFER8 Used | HFER30 | CZZFER30 | CZZFER30 Used | HFER60 | CZZFER60 | CZZFER60 Used | |
2320 cm−1 Lewis sites | 0.150 | 0.120 | 0.08 | 0.030 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.018 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
2290 cm−1 Brønsted sites | 0.807 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.480 | 0.063 | 0.05 | 0.387 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
2275 cm−1 Silanols | 0.930 | 0.520 | 0.24 | 0.250 | 0.035 | 0.01 | 0.190 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
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Miletto, I.; Catizzone, E.; Bonura, G.; Ivaldi, C.; Migliori, M.; Gianotti, E.; Marchese, L.; Frusteri, F.; Giordano, G. In Situ FT-IR Characterization of CuZnZr/Ferrierite Hybrid Catalysts for One-Pot CO2-to-DME Conversion. Materials 2018, 11, 2275. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112275
Miletto I, Catizzone E, Bonura G, Ivaldi C, Migliori M, Gianotti E, Marchese L, Frusteri F, Giordano G. In Situ FT-IR Characterization of CuZnZr/Ferrierite Hybrid Catalysts for One-Pot CO2-to-DME Conversion. Materials. 2018; 11(11):2275. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112275
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiletto, Ivana, Enrico Catizzone, Giuseppe Bonura, Chiara Ivaldi, Massimo Migliori, Enrica Gianotti, Leonardo Marchese, Francesco Frusteri, and Girolamo Giordano. 2018. "In Situ FT-IR Characterization of CuZnZr/Ferrierite Hybrid Catalysts for One-Pot CO2-to-DME Conversion" Materials 11, no. 11: 2275. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112275